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ROCKING-HQRSE.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent land inaking part ofthe same.

To all whom it may concern 'Be it known that 1JEssE A. CRANDALL, of the city of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented a new and improved Rocking-Horse; and I do hereby declare that the follow ing is a fnllclear, and exactvdescription thereof,

which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawingsftbrming part of' this specification.

The drawing represents a sectional side view of my improved rocking-horse. v

This invention relates toa new rocking-horse, which is operated by means of springs concealed within its body and by levers connectingr the said springs with the pivoted supporting standards. or legs.

A, in the drawing, represents the body of the rocking-horse, supported by means of the legs or standards B O upon the stationary bed or frame l).

The two front` legs B B are with their lower ends rigidly secured to a crossbar E, which has its ends pivoted in the sides of theframe D, so that both front legs will swing simultaneously forward or backward.

The'lower ends of the hind legs C are in a similar way secured to a cross-bar, F, which is also pivoted in the sides of the frame.

The upper ends ofthe front legs are connected with eachl other lby a cross-bar, a.

A cross-bar, b, unites the upper endsof the hind legs O.

The body A is directly supported by the cross-pieces a b of the supporting-frames B E and G F.

Between the two cross-bars a b are swiveled, in the body A, two cross-bars, G and H, which are respectively. about equidistant from the bars a b.

From the bar t projects a short arm, c, to the ends of which a rod, d, is pivoted, the said rod being fitted through the cross-bar G, so that it may slide.-

Upon the outer end of' the rod d is fitted a. rubber or other spring I, which is held in place by means of a. uut, e, on d, as shown.

From the bar b projects also an arm, C', which has pivoted to its end a rod, d', that slides through H, carrying a spring, I', and nut, e', as shown.

It will be seen that when Vthe horse is swungba'ckward as in the drawing, the legs will also swing`- so as to turn up the arms vc c, thereby compressingr the springs between the nuts e e and the bars G H respectively.

The compressedsprings have the tendency and power to again elevate the horse and throw it for- 'wardv When swung entirely forward, as shown by dotted lines in the drawing, the arnisc c will be .sturned down and the springs again compressed to gire them the power to throw the apparatus back again.

Thus, by this simple arrangement, thesprings are made to act in opposite directions. A

Itis evident that one spring alone ou one of the rleg-supports, or a number of springs at one end, may

be employed with equal e'ect, provided the power of the springs is properly regulated.

Itis also clear that the invention is applicable to all rocking devices, whether they be made in form of horses or otherwise.

Having thus described my invention,

, `I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination of cross-bars G H, arms c c', rods d d', with springs I I', and shafts al), all constructed, arranged, and fitted together, to operate in the manner and for the purpose specified.

2. The arrangement, in the body of a rocking-borse,| of springs which operate alternately to assist in throwing the horse forward and backward, in the manner shown and described.

J. A. .ORANDALL Witnesses zV R. V. BnrEsEN, GEORGE' W. MABEE. 

